Biography

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Wendy Wilkinson Project Director - Southwest Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center Independent Living Research Utilization 2323 South Shepherd, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77019 713-520-0232 V/TTY 713-520-5785 wendy@ilru.org Wendy is an attorney, Project Director of the Southwest Disability and Business and Technical Assistance Center and Principal Investigator on "Legal Protections for People with Disabilities" for the Research and Training Center on Managed Care and Disability. Both are projects of the ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization) program, which is based at the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR). Wendy has published a number of articles on the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability related issues. In 1995 she was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Baylor College of Medicine. Wendy received an Obermann Fellowship in 1997 to study glass ceiling issues in the employment of people with disabilities.